Well…after having things to do all weekend that I normally don’t do, I got back to my routine today and it feels good to go back to basics…after the rides this morning, I got the lawn mowed and had all that done by 10:15 so I just read some news until 11…had lunch, and then out to the beach for a couple of hours and back here by 1:30 or so…just finished up watering the flowers and the veggie garden and now I’m done for the day…the water is getting back to normal but it is still a bit cold that I hope goes away in a couple of days…I set up on the new beach near the water and that was a hike to go the 150 yards to get there…and the new beach is pretty abrasive with all of the zebra mussel shells in it and it hurt a bit to walk all that way….but, I lived through it and they will rake the beach with the tractor over time that should take care of that…so now I have free time for the rest of the day and I am going to take advantage of it by just reading a bit and trying to figure out what I want to make for dinner….

Well…as you can see, I didn’t come back for a second one yesterday since I went out to my brother’s house in the aft and was there til after 8 last night…had my first steak in years and I wonder how that is going to set with my guts….didn’t sleep well at all last night and was up at 4 and then out of bed by 5:38 and I am just damn worn out today…but I will be out on the bike before 7….should take a day off soon since my right thigh hurts and it has been hurting for a week now and I don’t think it will get better until I rest it some…I do need to look for a shop to fix the car but it didn’t leak at all yesterday so it’s not too urgent and I’m going to put it off for a while…it was a lot of work to get out of my routine yesterday and I think I’m taking today off to just ride and go to the beach to get reset and relax…and it was a lot of work being around people all day and took a lot of energy so I need to recharge….and I am going to need a nap later with feeling as I do….not much to do today…just going to get on the bike and get the rides in and then wing it for the rest of the day…it is going to be a relief to be silent today and I am going to revel in it….more later….

Well…didn’t get out of bed until a little after six this morning so I guess that is a win but I don’t feel like it….still pretty darn sore and I’m confused about that…didn’t do anything that would cause it but I am still moving carefully to keep from aggravating it….hmmmm….think I slept okay last night but I sure don’t feel like it…I think I need to take a day off the bike soon but I need an excuse and today looks like it’s not going to give one to me with the rain sliding by to the south…..I don’t know when I last had a day off but I think it was back in April and that is still not the longest period…a few years back I did 186 days in a row on the bike but that was when I was only doing about 15 miles a day and not the 30 I’m doing now…and I still wonder if I’m doing permanent damage to my body by riding so much….wouldn’t that be ironic when I’m on the bike to stay healthy? I did get a little done yesterday with doing the weed walk in the afternoon but that’s all I did after the rides…feeling a little like a slug with not working hard enough to feel any sense of accomplishment….and that is leading to a little bit of depression today…can’t I just sit on the couch and relax? Nope….going to get on the bike here in a few and start torturing myself again…I am going to run out to my brother’s house in the afternoon to pick up some things that I can use and that I think you can too, Tom….and it is so funny that it is only about 12 miles from here and only takes about 20 minutes to get there instead of the hour it took to come out here from GR…and I haven’t been out there for almost 20 years…nope it’s more than 20 years….and that’s a little weird…..but normal for our family….and I have gps to get me there with the new phone and unlimited data….but right now I need more coffee and then on the bike….more later…

Well…damn, another busy morning for me with getting the two rides in, making potato salad, and cooking lunch but now it’s time to turn this into a lazy day and take the rest of it off….I can’t figure out all of the new pains I’ve been having the past few days…my back and sides both hurt and I had really new pain in my right thigh on the bike that I haven’t felt before…and it even hurts up by my shoulder blade on the right side and when I move, I get stabs of pain from the movement….hmmmm…oh, well….it’s not bad enough to take anything for it so I guess I should stop bitching….don’t even have to water anything today with the rain we got yesterday so it really is going to be an easy afternoon but I am going to look for a topic in politics to do later so I’ll be back in a while if I can find one….more later….

Well…didn’t get out of bed til almost 7 this morning even with waking up around 5 or so and that means I’m running late for getting on the bike since it is 7:23 now and I have just poured my first cup of coffee…can still make it out by 8 so I guess that’s not too late….and I’ll be able to get two rides in by 11 or so…had a good day yesterday and went out to lunch with my brother to a new place that I’ve never been so that was cool…even after 16 months out here, I’ve not really done much or gone to many bars, etc since I am still thinking about covid and don’t want to be in any maskless crowds…..this could be a fun place if I could get over that fear but not right now….maybe over the winter….it did rain out here yesterday so I don’t have to water the lawn today but I still need to do the gardens…I am really surprised how late my tomatoes are this year…it could be another 3 weeks before any are ripe and that is a month later than last year and I’m not sure why other than the weather….I do have a bunch of food prep to do today with making some potato salad and cooking some of the chicken leg quarters I got wed and then figuring out how to get the rest in the freezer along with the smoked kielbasa and turkey…won’t have to buy any protein for weeks after this and that will keep my grocery bill down for a while….not much to do today…just the bike rides and cooking…probably won’t go out to the beach today but I haven’t decided about that yet….the water was so damn cold thurs that I couldn’t stay in it so it may take a week for it to warm up enough again so it won’t hurt….more later….

Well….not having even a bit of luck finding a topic that grabs me today but I will keep trying…but right now, I’ll just noodle a bit and see what happens…I did get out for a nice lunch with my brother at a place called Dockers today and that was only the second restaurant I’ve been to in the 16 months that I’ve lived out here…nice outdoor patio and had some fish and chips and a couple of beers and it was fun to get out for a while….but the rain that was supposed to come didn’t so I’ll have to water the lawn tomorrow….not sure if I can have another meal today with having a bunch of fries for lunch but I do need to make the potato salad that I cooked everything for…will probably just have some cheese and crackers later….I did get two rides in today so maybe just a little dinner? Think I want to take a nap so I just might…it is a special day, after all….more later….

Well…damn, another day that I just can’t get started and didn’t even get out of bed until 6:30….I can’t figure out how I’m sore everywhere today…didn’t do anything strenuous at all but my rib cage aches all around and it hurts a bit to move….hmmmm….it looks like I’ll only get one ride in today with the rain that is coming in and should start here in about an hour and a half so that means I need to get on the bike really soon but I just started my first cup of coffee and I need that to jump start my brain today…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today looks the same except cleaning up around here since my brother is coming over to take me to lunch….and I do need some motivation to straighten this place up and that is as good as any….damn, it’s 7 and I should be on the bike….it’s been pretty quiet up here the past few days and it feels good to not have to be making noise calls every damn day….but the motorcycles have been pretty noisy and the bands they have downtown for the event can be heard pretty clearly from here…and I wonder why that doesn’t bother me at all but loud music up here does? Could probably write a paper on the psychology of that….not much to do today…just going to wing it after the one ride today and cleaning…no beach with the rain coming in and I think my skin will thank me for that….I have freckles on my hands and arms and I think it make me look old…but I am old so I guess I’ve earned it….more later…..

Well…just got back here after a shortened beach trip and I am still shaking my head from it…after setting up and being out there in an open spot…this group of two women and a man had to set their chairs up about 10 feet from me when the whole damn beach was empty almost….and one of the women would not shut up…for two damn hours she just talked, and talked, and talked…and it was like listening to fox news turned up to eleven…she had every damn opinion there is in the world and every one of them were wrong….just like fox news and I could hear her over the ear buds I had to put in to get some peace…why the hell do some people think that they need to talk every frickin minute? After a while, I got tired of the drone and just gave up and came home…and the water was colder than crap anyway…the lake must of turned over since it was a good 10 degrees colder than it was yesterday…kind of a bust out there today…oh, well….I’ll get to a political one here in a minute…more later…

Well…darn…just can’t get going this morning…got up at 6:37 and it’s already after 7 and I’m just getting to this….need to get moving but just poured my first cup of coffee so it’s not working yet….slept okay but don’t really feel like it but I feel that way all the time so I’m not surprised….I did get downtown last night to watch a band concert for a while and it was fun and perfect weather for it…but the damn motorcycle event started and all you could hear were people racing all over the place and the loud rock and country bands playing on the street…going to be a long 4 days….I did get out to the beach yesterday and got some sun and I’m doing that again today since it is supposed to rain tomorrow…yep, I’m surprised at that, too…and maybe even some storms Sunday…just realized I may have gone overboard with the protein with the grocery run yesterday when I opened the fridge door…bought 10 pounds of chicken, 4 pounds of smoked kielbasa, and a pound and a half of turkey….so I need to figure out how to use some and freeze the rest…..will probably make chicken today and use up the rest of the potato salad so I can make more tomorrow….not sure why I went so crazy but all of that protein only cost about 16 bucks so how could I pass it up? Not much to do today….just need to get on the bike here in about 13 minutes to get started and then do a normal day with a beach run in there….I did get some beans blanched and frozen yesterday but still no tomatoes so this year looks like a bust…oh, well….I just may take a day off tomorrow if it rains and get caught up on my cleaning….I wonder if I could just veg a day out? We’ll see…more later….

Well…dang, another busy day today with getting on the bike before 7 and then the grocery run to three stores, back here for another ride, then out to the beach and back here to do some work to my old lounge so I can continue to use it the rest of the year…and now I’m done for the day and it is about 2:36….but I still have laundry to do and taking care of the gardens and that will probably take another hour so this will be a long one…I am going to head down to Heritage later to see a band concert just for the heck of it…not sure who is putting it on but there is a big sign up for it and it’s close so I’ll check it out. It is going to be loud around here starting tomorrow since they have a 4 day motorcycle event going on downtown with bands and lots of loud motorcycles and I may even ride down to take a look and hang around a bit…I don’t look forward to this one since last year idiots were racing up and down 7th street all damn day and night…but I guess it helps the businesses out here so I can suck it up and not bitch too much…maybe I will after it starts but not now…right now I need to just veg a bit and get the clothes in the dryer….